A ‘loud gong’: National Enquirer’s surprise deal could imperil Trump The National Enquirer’s parent company has agreed to tell prosecutors everything it knows about Donald Trump — and it might know a lot. In a… Read More
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Prince MBS, an Arab Falcon with broken wings
by Ahmed Tharwat You have to kiss lots of frogs, till you find your handsome prince, goes the saying, but in the case of Saudi Arabia, it is the reverse. We have been kissing lots… Read More
Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers
Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant to account after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to answer MPs’ questions…. Read More
New Evidence Emerges of Steve Bannon and Cambridge Analytica’s Role in Brexit
For two years, observers have speculated that the June, 2016, Brexit campaign in the U.K. served as a petri dish for Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign in the United States. Now there is new evidence that… Read More
In Paris, a relatively understated Trump finds he’s still the center of the world’s attention — and outrage
President Trump likes to throw Twitter bombs that explode in concentric circles of offensiveness. He delivers speeches that contain insults and falsehoods. He announces policies on a whim, some constitutionally questionable. But on a trip… Read More
Macron denounces nationalism as a ‘betrayal of patriotism’ in rebuke to Trump at WWI remembrance
PARIS — In the shadow of a grand war memorial here, French President Emmanuel Macron marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I by delivering a forceful rebuke against rising nationalism, calling… Read More
Facebook keeps fumbling political ads
Dana Hopkins felt like she was in an “endless loop” with #Facebook. The frustration began in September when she purchased an ad on the social network to promote an open mic night she was co-hosting… Read More
West Virginia’s voting experiment stirs security fears
West Virginia is about to take a leap of faith in voting technology — but it could put people’s ballots at risk. Next month, it will become the first state to deploy a smartphone app… Read More